Dwight Howard snubbed as an All-Star starter

Center Dwight Howard and guard James Harden will have to wait until the reserves are named next week to find out if they will represent the Rockets next month in New Orleans at the NBA All-Star game.

Kevin Love of Minnesota snuck in late voting to join Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant and the Clippers’ Blake Griffin as the frontcourt starters. In the backcourt, the injured Kobe Bryant received starter’s recognition and Stephen Curry of Golden State edged the Clippers’ Chris Paul for the other starting spot.

For the East, Dwyane Wade of Miami and Kyrie Irving of Cleveland will start in the backcourt. No surprises in the frontcout with Miami’s LeBron James (the leading vote-getter), Paul George of Indiana, and Carmelo Anthony of New York getting the starting spots.

The starters were selected by fan voting.

The coaches will fill out the rosters with seven reserves each. Those players will be named next Thursday.

The 63rd All-Star game will be in New Orleans on Feb. 16.

Would be funny if Dwight replaced Kobe as a starter. Kobe might change his mind and play. Would be a guard, though.